it's called underwear for a reason.

Working in retail, I spend alot of time silently judging people's outfits. One of the things I notice most often is bra straps. Ever since I was old enough to be wearing bras my mum also told me it looks bad to have the straps showing. Now I can't even stand it on a singlet. Match the colours, for god's sake! No one wants to see your hot pink bra straps when you're wearing a white spagehetti strap top. It's not hot, it's gross. Did you get dressed in the dark or something? Go away and don't come back til you know better.

I blame Sex and the City aka 'Carrie Bradshaw' for this fashion disaster. Don't get me wrong, I love the show. But for a show that's meant to be the height of fashion, they've got Carrie running all over New York City with her bra on full display. It annoys me everytime I see it.

Why ruin a perfectly cute pink tank and pearls (the signature for class) with black straps obviously purposely positioned so they're on display? Good work, styling team!

Now, there's nothing I love more than backless tops/dresses. But, there's nothing I hate more than girls who wear them with their bras showing. Don't do it! It looks tacky and takes away from the outfit. I know it means you have to wear a sticky bra, or no bra. And I know that's annoying - trust me, I understand that sometimes going braless isn't an option. But if you don't want to do that, don't buy backless!

Let's all take a look at what I mean. Here's a few girls who clearly never got the memo that bras are underwear, not outerwear.

And here's some that did ...

I'll let you decide what you think looks best. 

abbey lee - brunette over blonde.

 I have recently decided to jump on board and fall in love with Abbey Lee Kershaw, primarily after seeing her as a brunette in the Portmans campaign. Of course I've known about her for a while - Australian born models are always going to be mentioned in Australian magazines. But I never really liked her. Her November '10 cover of Vogue Australia particularly threw me off - I still hate that photo. But as a brunette I am in love with her. Just goes to show my view that brunettes are always better than blondes and that almost everyone looks better brunette, stands true. I think it makes her eyes stand out more - who doesn't love big blue eyes with dark hair? I've also never been fond of models with gaps in their front teeth (can't they find a model with a dentist?!), but as a brunette this doesn't bother me as much on abbey lee. I think she's utterly adorable in the Portmans campaign, wrapped in nude knits and looking very angelic. But my favourite photo would have to be the fifth one down. Women photograph much better naked than men and I love when it's done in a sneaky way where you can't actually see anything. So there you go, I am a converted abbey lee fan, completely in love and thought you should know.